50 Gladiators : 50 million Spectators
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Centuries
ago , in Rome’s Coliseum , 50 gladiators fought one another ( and sometimes , a
lion ) and 50,000 spectators cheered or booed
Last
evening , on some 5 TV channels , some 50 panelists ( experts ? ) fought each
other with their opposing views on Supreme Court’s judgment re Aadhar and 50 million TV viewers listened with
rapt attention
This
morning , 5 newspapers ( which I read ), carried millions of words of “
threadbare analysis “ of Aadhar verdict , by 50 authors
This
is an example of how technology has re-written the rules of the “ Entertainment
Game “ since humans fought in Coliseum !
It
is futile to ask :
When should Aadhar be required and when not ?
What
is pertinent to ask is :
Q ( 1 )
Is this judgment “ implementable /
enforceable “ ?
A ( 1 )
No
Q ( 2 )
Is it at all possible to “ erase / delete “
trillions of terabytes of data of a billion people , lying on millions of
computers , not only in India but around the world ?
As of today , some 23,286 MILLION authentication
and 6,415 MILLION eKYC , have been
done for Aadhar !
A ( 2 )
No
Q ( 3 )
Can government amend the existing Aadhar
law to cover those “ uses “ which Supreme prohibits ?
A ( 3 )
Have no doubt that this law
will get amended if BJP gets an absolute majority in 2019
It is also quite possible
that the government may introduce following IDs which may not require
amendments or a new law :
# Citizenship
Card ( like NRC in Assam )
# Ayushman Card (
for availing Ayushman Bharat Scheme benefits )
Q ( 4 )
Can government include within the
definition of the “ permissible services “
direct monetary subsidies such as Rs 1 lakh to buyers of Electric cars ( under
FAME 2 ) ? ( Given through DBT )
A ( 4 )
Govt will try to convert
every “ service “ rendered to citizens into some “ Monetary
Value “ and then transfer such “ money “ through DBT into
the bank account of the beneficiary , by calling it a “ subsidy “
Eg : Rs 2,000 for issue /
renewal of a passport ?
Q ( 5 )
Supreme court’s judgment seeks to strike a
balance between the “ privacy “ of individual citizens ( data which he is forced
to surrender for getting certain benefits ) and the larger good of the entire
society .
But can Supreme Court or the government
prevent a person from voluntarily parting with his personal / private data to
anyone he chooses to give ? And protect him against its misuse ?
A ( 5 )
No way !
In Aadhar , privacy stands for the “ private data “ furnished , viz : Name / Year of
Birth / Gendre / Address / Photo / Finger Print / Iris Scan
Why so much fuss about this scanty personal data ,
when those very,
·
Hon
Judges of the Supreme Court
·
Expert
Panelists
·
Erudite
Authors ,
have themselves, willingly
handed over to
,
·
Search Engines
·
E Commerce sites
·
Mobile apps ( incuding WhatsApp / Skype /
FaceTime )
·
Banks / Mobile wallet Companies
·
Number of Govt Agencies
·
Service web sites
·
ISPs
·
Mobile Service Providers etc ,
their own following “
personal / private “ data ?
( most willingly / in a matter of seconds / without a protest / with FULL
permission to do
with those data whatever they like under “ I accept the TERMS “ click )
·
Personal Details ( Name
/ DOB / Gender / Nationality / Bank Account No / Photo /
Aadhar Number / PAN etc )
·
Family Details
( Who are members of immediate family ? )
·
Contact Details ( Address
/ Mobile No / Email ID / Skype - FaceTime ID /
WhatsApp .. etc )
·
# Who I am ( name )
·
# Where and when, I was born / who were my parents
·
# Where I grew up / where I live currently
·
# Do I live in a rented place or in an owned flat
·
# What Schools / Colleges I attended (- and degrees I acquired )
·
# What Companies I worked for and salaries I got
·
# How do I travel to work (own vehicle or public transport )
·
# Where I go for my holidays / what books I read
·
# Who I married and who are my children (- and how many )
·
# If divorced, how much alimony I pay and to whom
·
# Where do I invest my money ( Banks – Funds – Equity etc )
·
# How much I have borrowed, from whom, and for how long
·
# My Credit Rating ( including my spending history / card wise –
wallet wise )
·
# What are my eating ( food ) preferences and the restaurants I visit
·
# What I do for entertainment ( Music / Movies /
Videos )
·
# What clothes I wear and how often do I buy
·
# Who are my friends and how often I phone / text them / meet them
·
# What ailments I suffer from and what medicines I take
·
# What minor offences ( traffic ) or crimes that I have committed
·
# What elections I have contested ( won and lost )
·
# Who are my doctors / lawyers / brokers / agents etc
·
# What web sites I visit and how often and for how long
·
# What do I search on the Net / what RSS feeds I subscribe to
·
# What TV channels I watch and Radio Stations that I listen to
·
# Every photo of mine ever taken ( selfie or otherwise )
·
# Every phone call that I ever made or received ( from my mobile )
·
# Every Email / Text message that I ever sent or received
·
# Every blog / comment that I ever posted on the Web
·
# Every face-to-face communication that I engaged in
· #
What “ moods “ I am experiencing 24*365 ( picked up by everything that I
wear )
# Cultural Exposure ( Countries
visited / lived-in, with stay-periods / Foreign friends )
# Educational Details ( Degrees
/ Colleges )
# Language Details ( Languages
spoken / fluently - reasonably well )
# Experience Details ( Where
worked / for how long ) .
Q ( 6 )
Is there some
simple / elegant way in which citizen’s private data can be protected ( from
unauthorized misuse by the
social media ) and enable the citizens to earn some money by
selling their ( aggregated /
anonymized ) data ?
A ( 6 )
Yes !
By govt
incorporating into the proposed “ DATA PROTECTION BILL “ ,
elements of :
REFERENCES
:
WHO MIGHT WANT
TO READ THIS ? [ apart from TV
Anchors / News Editors ]
'ssbhalla@gmail.com'
'bibek.debroy@gov.in'
'ashima@igidr.ac.in'
'rr1@nipfp.org.in'
'ratanp.watal@gov.in'
'ceo-niti@nic.in'
'Indian Think Tanks' IndianThinkTanks@recruitguru.com
'amitabh.kant@nic.in'
'BJP-Dept-Heads' bjpdeptheads@recruitguru.com
27 Sept 2018
www.hemenparekh.in / blogs
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